The reason for this comparison is that
the book focuses on character development, and spends relatively little time on detailed value investing methods.
Not exact matches
In
books and movies, narrators skip over certain events or actions to
focus on others that are more important or directly affect the story's
characters.
This is the opening of The Lunch Line Fight: Looking at Different Perspectives, by Tosca Killoran and Jeff Hoffart, part of a series of 10 paperback
books with a
focus on citizenship, mindfulness, empathy,
character and social - emotional skills, presented in story
book format.
They also enjoy
books with one major
character or object to
focus on.
The
book - like the film -
focused much
on the main
characters.
One of my biggest issues is that the last film forgot to
focus on character development / relationships and these are some very cool comic
book characters in the Lantern Corps., we just didn't get a chance to see this properly explored.
Directed by Bryan Singer, and written by David Hayter (from a story by Tom DeSanto & Singer) X-Men leaves out a few major
characters from the comic
book (my favorite, Nightcrawler, among them), skimps
on the development of the remaining
characters, and changes around Rogue's storyline for convenience sake — all so that the film can
focus on the series» most popular
character, Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman).
Agent Carter is set in the late 1940s after the close of World War II and into the burdgeoning Cold War following up
on the original Captain America film, but
focusing on the
character's longevity - and looping in her ties to S.H.I.E.L.D. and it's predecessor, S.S.R. - provides a potential framework for a device to tell the untold backstory of the MCU, a currently favored conceit in Marvel comic
books.
According to Collider, the film will instead
focus on Del Toro and Brolin's
characters operating outside of the United States, without the constraining influence of Blunt's by - the -
books chaperone.
A majority of these
characters will be new to moviegoers, and I think that this is the first comic
book movie that
focuses on theRead More →
HollywoodReporter has learned that comic
book writer Brian K. Vaughn is writing a script for Fox that
focuses on Marvel cosmic
character Silver Surfer.
Unlike the
book (which shifts between the story of these children and their adult selves), the movie
focuses on the kids — giving the story time to build up these respective
characters.
«Black Panther» is the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,
focusing on what had mostly been a fringe
character since his comic
books were introduced in 1966.
This video
focuses on Black Panther's comic
book origins, featuring appearances by Kevin Feige and Stan Lee talking about the
character, along with a few behind - the - scenes shots.
I talked with Ginger and she said the
book goes into more depth and is actually
focussed on the Johannsen's
character more... at least that is what I remember her telling me.
without mutant powers per se (altho being transformed by a drug qualifies him as a mutant) they have to
focus on character to sell the comic
book, and now the movies.
Despite an impending takeover by Disney, 20th Century Fox continues to press ahead with its plans for the X-Men movie universe, with the studio announcing last month that Deadpool director Tim Miller and comic
book writer Brian Michael Bendis are developing a new spinoff movie, thought to
focus on the
character of Kitty Pryde.
Director Francis Lawrence made the decision to write out Vladimir Putin, who appears in Jason Matthews»
book, to avoid politicising the film and
focus on the interaction of the
characters.
The second PPT
focuses on Book 10 - what happens, and then analysis of key
characters (Circe) and the societies that are covered in
Book 10.
This unit
focuses upon analysis of the whole text, punctuated by two practice exam questions (one
focused upon
character, the other
on theme) plus a closed -
book mock exam.
For example, as Paul Tough summarized in his 2012
book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of
Character, students who display characteristics like grit, the ability to remain
focused on a specific goal, or growth mindset, the belief that characteristics are not fixed but can be improved, are more likely to successful in a variety of areas.
In 2015, only 15 % of children's
books were written by African - American or Latino authors, or
focused on African - American or Latino
characters» Over 80 % of public school teachers nationally are White women, though a majority of public school students are people of color.
It was fun to read factoids about the history of the Tower of London but there was so much going
on in the
book that it was hard to
focus on their
characters, much less develop a compelling interest in their issues (Patricia W).
A shorter
book also forces an author to
focus with laser - like accuracy
on the story's most important elements: the plot and lead
characters.
If you want a
character - driven cover for your self - published
book,
focus on visuals that represent the predominant personality and mood of your
book.
Little Fires Everywhere is a
book that completely absorbed me, allowing me to forget the world around me and
focus only
on the
characters.
Digital comics could feed that fix, even
focusing on less popular
characters whose
books wouldn't sell well enough in print.
But The Kill Order not only
focuses on completely new identities, it abandons those
characters that the readers had been told all along (through the three
books in the series) were there in the beginning.
Rowling is currently at work
on a screenplay for an additional movie in the Harry Potter franchise, although it will not involve the
characters from the beloved
book series but
focus instead
on a side
character who contributed to the storyline.
Not Chang; instead, she and her husband, historian Jon Halliday, took advantage of the financial independence provided by the success of Wild Swans to
focus the next ten years of their lives
on a
book about Chairman Mao - a
book that they believe reveals the true
character of the man who ruled China for 27 years.
Both
books serve to explore dark and complicated adult issues from the perspective of astute, young female
characters, and both stories
focus on a moment in time when the child's world is turned upside down.
Shorts are easy because you can
focus on scenes and
characters and writing without needing to deliver a full, satisfying novel or non-fiction
book.
Doodletopia: Managa: Draw, Design, and Color Your Own Super-Cute Manga
Characters and More is a
book that
focuses on the «chibi» style of manga that is very popular among readers and artists that like kawaii.
Again, this is a
book which is
focused on the lead
character.
Instead, let them
focus on the substance of your
book — where they can make an impact by fixing you plot holes, flesh out compelling
characters, and better tell your story.
In an earlier blog post we talked about the importance of developmental editing and why the
focus on big - picture stuff — structure,
book - spanning issues like plot or organization,
character development, dialogue, and that sort of thing — needs to come first, before you spend too much time worrying about the finer points of style and wording.
In writing this
book, the benefits were that I could
focus and concentrate
on one
character, and the difficulties were in getting alternative perspectives
on...
It was fun to read factoids about the history of the Tower of London but there was so much going
on in the
book that it was hard to
focus on their
characters, much less develop a compelling interest in their issues.
It spans the emotional and historical landscape of my previous
books as well and, I hope, brings them into some sort of
focus or sheds new light
on some of the
characters's secrets.
Though it is a change from her previous
book, When You Reach Me, this contemporary tale maintains Stead's
focus on exceptional
characters, unique device, and tight, clever dialogue.
This
book focused on Empress Matilda (called «Maud» throughout this
book, possibly because there is some evidence she used that name but I'm thinking mostly because there is another female
character named Matilda).
My friends all know when I'm reading a new Megan McCafferty
book: I can't stop texting them quotes from her addictively sarcastic heroine, Jessica Darling.Candy - colored
book covers often indicate saccharine heroines too
focused on chasing new purses and cute guys to develop real
character, but McCafferty allows Jessica to grow up, taking her from age 16 to 26 through the five -
book series that...
Yet according to librarians and bookstore owners, traditional labeling defines thrillers as fast - paced, realistic
books that
focus on plot more than
character -LSB-...]
For today's highlight of
book trailers, I've decided to
focus on nonfiction — Jason Turbow's hilarious must - read for baseball fans: The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench - Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime (love that complete title) and First Brother - in - Law Craig Robinson's anticipated memoir, A Game of
Character.
Aside from Star Wars Rebels, the new
books will likely
focus on major
characters that will take part in Episode 7 and set the stage for the movie.
But I have noticed this is less likely to happen in a
book by a female author — it's as though women are more likely to
focus on character and emotion.
An effective way to create a great
book cover is to depict the major themes of the
book — not specific
characters or scenes.To do this, examine the subtext of your
book and
focus on a singular motif that permeates the story.
The
book focuses on one criminal and the interplay between him and a cast of
characters that are trying to rehabilitate him.
Because a developmental editor
focuses on big - picture items — plot,
characters, theme — the work impacts all the aspects that are going to make readers purchase and keep reading your
book!
This entry is part 2 of 20 in the series BackstoryLots of
books — especially, it seems, those of a more literary bent —
focus on revealing backstory as unlocking a key in a mystery, whether it be finally understanding another person to the
character finally discovering the truth about his / her own life.